By William Shakespeare
Directed by Kim Rubinstein
"I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me."
– Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing, Act I, Sc i
Much Ado About Nothing is probably Shakespeare’s best love story--certainly his funniest. When the soldiers return from the wars for a short stay in a little Italian town, military pomp and certainty are gloriously undermined. The victorious Don Pedro and his entourage are defeated by young women, old men, and the bumbling Constable Dogberry. That women and men live on different planets is the cliché that is spun into gold by this brilliant comedy. Love plays havoc with the conventional attitudes of both sexes. The wild insecurity of the romantic young lovers Hero and Claudio is contrasted with the entrenched opposition to marriage of Beatrice and Benedick - who are perfectly matched in everything, including their determination to remain single. Performed in the Festival Glen, Much Ado is the SSC directorial debut of Kim Rubinstein, Associate Artistic Director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, and Professor of Theatre at UCSD. Photo: Director Kim Rubinstein
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